And a very good maaaarning to ye all. Let's get straight to the point- I miss Facebook. And Gtalk, and everything else that my recent decision to go into hiding has forced me to give up. The purification process (I thought 'reclusive' would be a little too severe) has taken its toll on me, and now I spend hours staring the the screen, unable to sign in to chat, talk to all the people I can't do without even for a day.
For all the people who are die-hard Hindi film fans, you've definitely heard that thingy they say about how you should never turn mack once you've taken a decision after scouring the skies for an alternative one. It's deadly true, ye know!
Like here's why I think so... just yesterday, I made the mighty error of signing in to the facebook chat for not more than 20 seconds, and a friend said a simple 'radhi'.
It drove me buggers.
I not only realised how much I missed talking to Dilpreet (hi!), but also how much signing in to a conversation was a lifesaver for me. I need people to talk to me. As much as I try to be reclusive, I've figured that unless I do get someone to notice that I exist, I'm most likely to frustrate myself into tears.
One really funny thing I have to share- when I sent out an sms to all my friends saying that I'd be switching my phone off, I got a queer bunch of responses. While some didn't bother to sms back, the others replied saying stuff like-
Malik- beti u r MAD!!..Pappppaaaaaaaa
Neha- Are you still mad? did I show any signs of recovery?
So yeah, they thought I'd lost it.
Some others treated it like a suicide note.
Roopali- don't worry yaar, whatever's wrong will be ok, just smile, life will be better...Words to that effect. Psychotic me :D..Roopiiii you're tooo sweet yaar! Madhuri D!!
It told me a lot about my friends- they think (or maybe 'know' is a better word) I'll never be able to last a week without my friends. I'm gonna prove them wrong :D.
So in the meanwhile, I was also hoping people would call on the landline, but it doesn't look like they've got any urgency to do so. A little saddening, but I'm sure they've got reasons and better stuff to do.
So for the month, I'm off direct contact on my own account for everyone I really need for survival. Missing the internet too...
(About the 5 line online exchange- slas, thanks to a tyrant younger brother, I had to cut short the conversation online, and coil back to my lonely misery, but yes, 5 lines made my day! So after this month is done with, I shall never put my cellphone off, my chat status as offline or do anything that cuts me off from this place!)
Holi, who?
It's nearing Holi, my 'favourite' time of the year. You know this time's gonna be a little on the dull side. It's all because, well- I don't see the point of it.
1. You're wasting a lotta water. For getting dirty.
2. The building's just been done up and it really looks pretty these days. Why spoil it?
3. There's no space for the pyre. Unless you count the- well...NO space!
4. I just don't wanna play!
AAAAAARGH!
Bored to death. Not been studying. Day dreaming (no, not complaining about that!), but hello! Where's the zing gone? Or maybe it dragged off with the events of last summer. No repetitions needed, right?
So, getting on with errr...'life'(?), I'm having a pretty good time. Sheeeesh, funny saying that in a lousy mood.
My FYBMM looks like it finally is getting a common base, and my suicide bomber rage about having everything to do with it is paying. I hate people who swear at me. Inferior Protozoans.
I am so out of love right now. I'm tired of link-ups, and real gymbos (male bimbos, for those in the dark), Like, here's a list of what I need in a guy:
a. Sense
b. Courtesy
c. Insanity
d. Superior intelligence than saying, "OK, so what else?" in a conversation. Good linguistic skills ('anyway'- not 'anyways', a general non-use of 'whatever', no making up sentences like 'shak Bhaaji jhagda jhagdi')
e. Some conversational skills
f. Great dance moves
g. Good music sense
h. A SENSE OF HUMOUR!( though I think that comes tagged along with intelligence)
i. Maturity
j. Chivalry
k. Patience, because I have none these days.
l. Time
m. GREAT listening skills.
n. An appetite.
o. No time limits
p. Honesty
q. A temper when his patience limits are crossed.
r. Ability to think rationally.
s. Well-read
t. Kindness
u. Ability to surprise
v. Telepathy
w. A good laugh
x. A great handshake- the palm-to-palm one. Not the touch-my-finger-you-contaminated-organism one.
y. No compulsive religiousness ('WHY don't you believe in God yaar?'- because I don't! Don't interfere with reasonable choices I've already made!).
z. Writer and one with writer's blocks!
And will a guy like this make my Holi happy? NO! Because if one just suddenly appears from nowhere, and say 'Yoohoo! I'm the one!', I'm gonna be so cynical, I'll lock myself up in my room and write more blogs.
I give myself the creeps, I tell you.
But well, like Chacko said, "Love Madness Hope Infinite Joy"
I live on all these.
Happy Holi, I guess.
1. You're wasting a lotta water. For getting dirty.
2. The building's just been done up and it really looks pretty these days. Why spoil it?
3. There's no space for the pyre. Unless you count the- well...NO space!
4. I just don't wanna play!
AAAAAARGH!
Bored to death. Not been studying. Day dreaming (no, not complaining about that!), but hello! Where's the zing gone? Or maybe it dragged off with the events of last summer. No repetitions needed, right?
So, getting on with errr...'life'(?), I'm having a pretty good time. Sheeeesh, funny saying that in a lousy mood.
My FYBMM looks like it finally is getting a common base, and my suicide bomber rage about having everything to do with it is paying. I hate people who swear at me. Inferior Protozoans.
I am so out of love right now. I'm tired of link-ups, and real gymbos (male bimbos, for those in the dark), Like, here's a list of what I need in a guy:
a. Sense
b. Courtesy
c. Insanity
d. Superior intelligence than saying, "OK, so what else?" in a conversation. Good linguistic skills ('anyway'- not 'anyways', a general non-use of 'whatever', no making up sentences like 'shak Bhaaji jhagda jhagdi')
e. Some conversational skills
f. Great dance moves
g. Good music sense
h. A SENSE OF HUMOUR!( though I think that comes tagged along with intelligence)
i. Maturity
j. Chivalry
k. Patience, because I have none these days.
l. Time
m. GREAT listening skills.
n. An appetite.
o. No time limits
p. Honesty
q. A temper when his patience limits are crossed.
r. Ability to think rationally.
s. Well-read
t. Kindness
u. Ability to surprise
v. Telepathy
w. A good laugh
x. A great handshake- the palm-to-palm one. Not the touch-my-finger-you-contaminated-organism one.
y. No compulsive religiousness ('WHY don't you believe in God yaar?'- because I don't! Don't interfere with reasonable choices I've already made!).
z. Writer and one with writer's blocks!
And will a guy like this make my Holi happy? NO! Because if one just suddenly appears from nowhere, and say 'Yoohoo! I'm the one!', I'm gonna be so cynical, I'll lock myself up in my room and write more blogs.
I give myself the creeps, I tell you.
But well, like Chacko said, "Love Madness Hope Infinite Joy"
I live on all these.
Happy Holi, I guess.
Tagged!
Once you get tagged simply copy and paste into your own note and replace my answers with your own. Once you have completed your own list please send back by tagging me and however many of your friends. Just do it!!
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
No! My mum wanted to name me Meera, but dad didn't really pay heed. I could have been Ragini too- but Radhika it is. And my aunt named me Nandita. I never have any idea what she's thinking anyway.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Like, big time? That'd be 3 weeks back.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Well yeah! There's hardly anything about me that I don't like- well, nothing that can't be taken care of at least.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
I feast on Bimbos- and never, never go Hungry!
But yeah, due to excess of weight gain thanks to consumption of Mascara, I'm going Veggie.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Well, yes. My dog-ess (I'd never call such a gentle thing a bitch, a word used for the likes of Shambhvi Sharma and Kirsten Dunst and Anusha Dandekar) Lisa, my cousins Ketki and Isha- and anybody who's in for getting pampered filthy!!
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Well yeah! The original me would be so endearing and so talkative and so 'all-the-good-things-in-the-world' that new-me (Navami?) wouldn't have a choice!
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
To my lunch meat? They fall for the bait. Try it with my mother, I get the 'did-you-just-say-that-don't-you-wanna-stay-here-anymore?' look.
Inference- yes! A lot!
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Surprisingly, yes. I was born with swollen ones, threatened with an operation, and then finally- I still have them on!
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Well- why not? After my kids have been settled, my husband's with me, my boss' gone without the rope, my mother doesn't know. Why not?
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Is that available in the canteen? If not, then I probably don't know.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Normal people untie their shoes, then take them off. People who make these quizzes untie their shoes when they've taken them off.
Homo Sapiens Sapiens Sapiens like me, don't do either. We don't tie the laces in the first place.
12. IF YOU WERE TO PICK YOU OWN FIRST NAME, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Radhika. I've heard of this brilliant 18 year old writer who's named that. She's the next best thing after Barkha Dutt, Harsha Bhogle and Shiamak Davar!
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Anjeer!- if it's from Naturals, and Mango- if Mum's making it (that' the only flavour she makes anyway!).
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Noses-Jaws-Eyebrows-Shoulders- all at once.
15. RED OR PINK?
Red- for love, hatred, passion, anger, freedom. For me!
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
Laziness, and compulsive nerdiness.
17. WHOM DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My granddad- all the time, and Myron- when we don't talk for more than 2 weeks.
Sometimes even the English language, when my classmates decide to molest it.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?
So long as they have good answers to give.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
It's a Green Patiala, and Brown sandals- borrowed from Manasi!
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Humming of the PC, distant sound of traffic, Keys being hit. 'Heer' in my head.
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Red.
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Soil after the first shower
New books
New Bata shoes
Alphonso Mangoes
Denim Roll-on
Hot ghee
Chicken Tandoori
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Manasi.
25. HOW DO YOU KNOW THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Shared the same bench for 3 years.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Cricket (hence, I'm an Indian).
Football- specially screaming 'He's open!He's open!...ARE YOU BLIND? CAN'T YOU FRIGGING SEE A GOAL DANCING NAKED IN FRONT OF YOUR BLESSED EYES? ARE THEY EYES OR EGGS?!'
27. HAIR COLOR?
Black.
28. EYE COLOR?
Dark Brown. With crazy streaks of black.
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No. Purrrrrrfect eyesight, and a heartfelt, staunch opposition to any artificial beauty.
30. FAVORITE FOODS?
Sambhar, Rice, Chicken Makhani, Chicken Tandoori, Chicken Patiala, Chinese (especially 'Aakash' Handcart ka khaana)
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Intelligent movies, if that's still a category. Or funny ones, or Epic ones.
Happy endings!
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Slumdog. No big deal.
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
It's a Kurta. Off-white with floral leitmotifs.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER
Summer- inevitable Fun!
35. HUGS OR KISSES
Hugs from some, kisses from few.
Both from whomsoever concerned!
37. DESCRIBE YOUR PENCIL CUP
It's a Virgo Mug.
38. FAVORITE ARTIST(s)?
Sukhwinder Singh, Rehman, Sona Mohapatra, Matchbox Twenty, Coldplay, Fuzon,
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Book's'...'Cry, The beloved Country', 'The Bridge Across Forever', 'Fountainhead', 'God of Small Things'- All at once.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Cheese, and a mouse.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
Mansfield Park
42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)
Rain. New message on the phone. 'Heer'- Sukhwinder Singh.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Nainital! Heaven and Back!
Add that to your Bucket-list. You HAVE to be there!
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Yeah. Dancing, Writing, Convincing people, Drawing random stuff.
Expression, actually.
46. WHERE WERE U BORN?
On the second floor in Holy Spirit Hospital, on a Rainy Morning.
47. FAVORITE PIECE OF JEWELRY?
Keeps changing. Currently it's anklets.
48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
Have you? I haven't really met him!
49. FAVORITE SONG?
Currently 'Heer'. Otherwise every song I have on my playlist of 409 songs!
50. Favorite Musical?
Never seen one!
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
No! My mum wanted to name me Meera, but dad didn't really pay heed. I could have been Ragini too- but Radhika it is. And my aunt named me Nandita. I never have any idea what she's thinking anyway.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Like, big time? That'd be 3 weeks back.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Well yeah! There's hardly anything about me that I don't like- well, nothing that can't be taken care of at least.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
I feast on Bimbos- and never, never go Hungry!
But yeah, due to excess of weight gain thanks to consumption of Mascara, I'm going Veggie.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Well, yes. My dog-ess (I'd never call such a gentle thing a bitch, a word used for the likes of Shambhvi Sharma and Kirsten Dunst and Anusha Dandekar) Lisa, my cousins Ketki and Isha- and anybody who's in for getting pampered filthy!!
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Well yeah! The original me would be so endearing and so talkative and so 'all-the-good-things-in-the-world' that new-me (Navami?) wouldn't have a choice!
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
To my lunch meat? They fall for the bait. Try it with my mother, I get the 'did-you-just-say-that-don't-you-wanna-stay-here-anymore?' look.
Inference- yes! A lot!
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Surprisingly, yes. I was born with swollen ones, threatened with an operation, and then finally- I still have them on!
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Well- why not? After my kids have been settled, my husband's with me, my boss' gone without the rope, my mother doesn't know. Why not?
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Is that available in the canteen? If not, then I probably don't know.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Normal people untie their shoes, then take them off. People who make these quizzes untie their shoes when they've taken them off.
Homo Sapiens Sapiens Sapiens like me, don't do either. We don't tie the laces in the first place.
12. IF YOU WERE TO PICK YOU OWN FIRST NAME, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Radhika. I've heard of this brilliant 18 year old writer who's named that. She's the next best thing after Barkha Dutt, Harsha Bhogle and Shiamak Davar!
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Anjeer!- if it's from Naturals, and Mango- if Mum's making it (that' the only flavour she makes anyway!).
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Noses-Jaws-Eyebrows-Shoulders- all at once.
15. RED OR PINK?
Red- for love, hatred, passion, anger, freedom. For me!
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
Laziness, and compulsive nerdiness.
17. WHOM DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My granddad- all the time, and Myron- when we don't talk for more than 2 weeks.
Sometimes even the English language, when my classmates decide to molest it.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?
So long as they have good answers to give.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
It's a Green Patiala, and Brown sandals- borrowed from Manasi!
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Humming of the PC, distant sound of traffic, Keys being hit. 'Heer' in my head.
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Red.
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Soil after the first shower
New books
New Bata shoes
Alphonso Mangoes
Denim Roll-on
Hot ghee
Chicken Tandoori
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Manasi.
25. HOW DO YOU KNOW THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Shared the same bench for 3 years.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Cricket (hence, I'm an Indian).
Football- specially screaming 'He's open!He's open!...ARE YOU BLIND? CAN'T YOU FRIGGING SEE A GOAL DANCING NAKED IN FRONT OF YOUR BLESSED EYES? ARE THEY EYES OR EGGS?!'
27. HAIR COLOR?
Black.
28. EYE COLOR?
Dark Brown. With crazy streaks of black.
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No. Purrrrrrfect eyesight, and a heartfelt, staunch opposition to any artificial beauty.
30. FAVORITE FOODS?
Sambhar, Rice, Chicken Makhani, Chicken Tandoori, Chicken Patiala, Chinese (especially 'Aakash' Handcart ka khaana)
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Intelligent movies, if that's still a category. Or funny ones, or Epic ones.
Happy endings!
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Slumdog. No big deal.
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
It's a Kurta. Off-white with floral leitmotifs.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER
Summer- inevitable Fun!
35. HUGS OR KISSES
Hugs from some, kisses from few.
Both from whomsoever concerned!
37. DESCRIBE YOUR PENCIL CUP
It's a Virgo Mug.
38. FAVORITE ARTIST(s)?
Sukhwinder Singh, Rehman, Sona Mohapatra, Matchbox Twenty, Coldplay, Fuzon,
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Book's'...'Cry, The beloved Country', 'The Bridge Across Forever', 'Fountainhead', 'God of Small Things'- All at once.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Cheese, and a mouse.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
Mansfield Park
42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)
Rain. New message on the phone. 'Heer'- Sukhwinder Singh.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Nainital! Heaven and Back!
Add that to your Bucket-list. You HAVE to be there!
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Yeah. Dancing, Writing, Convincing people, Drawing random stuff.
Expression, actually.
46. WHERE WERE U BORN?
On the second floor in Holy Spirit Hospital, on a Rainy Morning.
47. FAVORITE PIECE OF JEWELRY?
Keeps changing. Currently it's anklets.
48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
Have you? I haven't really met him!
49. FAVORITE SONG?
Currently 'Heer'. Otherwise every song I have on my playlist of 409 songs!
50. Favorite Musical?
Never seen one!
Addressee
Dear Freakshow
Stop jumping in and outta my life, it drives me nuts. And life also means online contacts' list. I never thought I'd have to start a letter this way, but you have no clue how it feels to be in my shoes. You're probably having the time of you life laughing at my naivete and total tongue-tiedness of the effect of every one of our encounters, where your dreams and ideas just leave me wondering where the oxygen has disappeared to, has on me. I sound like a monkey kept away from peanuts. But then again, you haven't been so bowled over, and totally helpless, have you?
That's all for today.
And stop kidding yourself, you know I'm talking to you. I thought you weren't chicken like me, so get cracking!
Take care,
Yours...for keeps!
Radhi.
Stop jumping in and outta my life, it drives me nuts. And life also means online contacts' list. I never thought I'd have to start a letter this way, but you have no clue how it feels to be in my shoes. You're probably having the time of you life laughing at my naivete and total tongue-tiedness of the effect of every one of our encounters, where your dreams and ideas just leave me wondering where the oxygen has disappeared to, has on me. I sound like a monkey kept away from peanuts. But then again, you haven't been so bowled over, and totally helpless, have you?
That's all for today.
And stop kidding yourself, you know I'm talking to you. I thought you weren't chicken like me, so get cracking!
Take care,
Yours...for keeps!
Radhi.
Bantertime
My head's kinda full of weird stuff right now.
For one thing the pain in my legs refuses to go. I have done nothing to deserve this. Okay, well maybe something, but nothing that said you can't walk from Takshila to home. Though I also have other explanations for it.
Second comes my play. Planning to do a Moulin Rouge this time around. Can't imagine Rao and Sachar dancing, can almost hear Ubhe going creaky. Turns out others have their apprehensions, don't blame them. We've got brains, but not all talent here.
So we settled on a story about that Raju Rajasthani phone call Rao got. We're about to make a blockbuster people, West End will envy us.
Then comes the badgering notion that I may well marry Hugh Jackman one of these days. Or Owen Wilson, whichever you please. Despite the fact that they're both a little older than my mother, and 'somebody's in the global scenario, while I've happily turned 18 years of age, and am a 'somebody' in a 9 story tall building. It doesn't matter you see, 'love' sees no boundaries. Blame 'Kate and Leopold'.
I also firmly believe that this Valentine's Day, like all Valentine's days, will be different. Only this time, I know for certain it will. I'm attending a friend's wedding. Where's my romantic time gonna come yaar?!
My best friend's girlfriend irks me. And I can't tell him that!
My other best friend sleeps all day long, or is at college. I haven't seen her in a month.
Talking of 'not seeing' two things come to my mind.
1. I have 'not seen/heard/spotted' my other best friend, Exfatriate, in 2 months, and that too after I'd given him the ultimatum that if he doesn't call me every 4 days, he's no longer on my favorite people's list (now THAT I made up on-the-spot, to scare him, which obviously did not have its desired effect). So Exfat, down you go.
2. To Saxxxy Rakhi- I am 'NOT seeing/dating' Ankle-man. For reason I can't seem to be too happy with. Maybe it's the 'da-' thing, you know.
My tooth with the bog cavity right in the front, incisor, I think, has been repaired, and the root canal treatment starts well, this coming Wednesday.
My classmates, who have a knack for coining new terms, have come up with these, in the past few months:
1. Newses- as in the plural of 'news'.
2. Spokersman- '"The party is in excellent form", said Blah-blah-butthead, the 'spokersman' of the BJP'
3. 'Guys and girls, question my answer'
Make whatever sense you want to. The third's becoming quite a phrase with the class these days, though I doubt how many actually mean it as a joke, and don't believe a term like that exists.
Sanil and gang did a skit where they used my photo for a scene, an enlarged version of one of my disp pics, they gave it to me!
I got the big pic I always wanted!
That's all I can remember now, ciao.
For one thing the pain in my legs refuses to go. I have done nothing to deserve this. Okay, well maybe something, but nothing that said you can't walk from Takshila to home. Though I also have other explanations for it.
Second comes my play. Planning to do a Moulin Rouge this time around. Can't imagine Rao and Sachar dancing, can almost hear Ubhe going creaky. Turns out others have their apprehensions, don't blame them. We've got brains, but not all talent here.
So we settled on a story about that Raju Rajasthani phone call Rao got. We're about to make a blockbuster people, West End will envy us.
Then comes the badgering notion that I may well marry Hugh Jackman one of these days. Or Owen Wilson, whichever you please. Despite the fact that they're both a little older than my mother, and 'somebody's in the global scenario, while I've happily turned 18 years of age, and am a 'somebody' in a 9 story tall building. It doesn't matter you see, 'love' sees no boundaries. Blame 'Kate and Leopold'.
I also firmly believe that this Valentine's Day, like all Valentine's days, will be different. Only this time, I know for certain it will. I'm attending a friend's wedding. Where's my romantic time gonna come yaar?!
My best friend's girlfriend irks me. And I can't tell him that!
My other best friend sleeps all day long, or is at college. I haven't seen her in a month.
Talking of 'not seeing' two things come to my mind.
1. I have 'not seen/heard/spotted' my other best friend, Exfatriate, in 2 months, and that too after I'd given him the ultimatum that if he doesn't call me every 4 days, he's no longer on my favorite people's list (now THAT I made up on-the-spot, to scare him, which obviously did not have its desired effect). So Exfat, down you go.
2. To Saxxxy Rakhi- I am 'NOT seeing/dating' Ankle-man. For reason I can't seem to be too happy with. Maybe it's the 'da-' thing, you know.
My tooth with the bog cavity right in the front, incisor, I think, has been repaired, and the root canal treatment starts well, this coming Wednesday.
My classmates, who have a knack for coining new terms, have come up with these, in the past few months:
1. Newses- as in the plural of 'news'.
2. Spokersman- '"The party is in excellent form", said Blah-blah-butthead, the 'spokersman' of the BJP'
3. 'Guys and girls, question my answer'
Make whatever sense you want to. The third's becoming quite a phrase with the class these days, though I doubt how many actually mean it as a joke, and don't believe a term like that exists.
Sanil and gang did a skit where they used my photo for a scene, an enlarged version of one of my disp pics, they gave it to me!
I got the big pic I always wanted!
That's all I can remember now, ciao.
And here I go again.
Somewhere deep inside I know this will never work, but there’s still this tug that says that maybe I shouldn’t give up that easily. Can I love anyone more? I can’t tell. But it’s not easy to deny that the pining doesn’t stop, the ache doesn’t diminish. The beauty is that I know he knows, or he’s playing around. I’m his friend; he’s something like that Forbidden Fruit. So irresistibly in my face. He makes me want to shut up and listen, while he talks and laughs. He makes me want to change everything about me, and yet make me feel something like complete. He’s everything I want, and I don’t know whether I should tell him that. I need to stop stuffing myself of him, and start looking at life beyond him…which is the way it will turn out.
He’s a dream personified, and I’m addicted to dreaming.
I’m still scared of the ‘L’ word…
I think that if I say it is, then I’ll never be able to move on…
It’s annoying, yes- but I’m sure there’s a little comfort I get from the idea that there’s more I can push me to.
He’s a dream personified, and I’m addicted to dreaming.
I’m still scared of the ‘L’ word…
I think that if I say it is, then I’ll never be able to move on…
It’s annoying, yes- but I’m sure there’s a little comfort I get from the idea that there’s more I can push me to.
Rhythm divine
Boredom strikes again!!
Save an 18 year old from dying of entertainment-hunger! The brains of an astounding 2 million children are permanently damaged due to the lack of fun every year.
Putting up a few favourite songs- the lyrics are lovely, in their own way.
How to save a life- The Fray
Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
pray to God he hears you
And prey to god he hears you
And where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours, grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life (x2)
How to save a life
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life (x2)
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If you leave - (OMD Covers) Nada Surf
If you leave, don't leave now
Please don't take my heart away
Promise me just one more night
Then we'll go our separate ways
We've always had time on our sides
Now it's fading fast
Every second every moment
We've gotta make it last
I touch you once I touch you twice
I won't let go at any price
I need you now like I needed you then
You always said we'd still be friends, someday
If you leave I won't cry
I won't waste a single day
But if you leave don't look back
I'll be running the other way
Seven years went under the bridge
Like time was standing still
Heaven knows what happens now
You've got to say you will
I touch you once I touch you twice
I won't let go at any price
I need you now like I needed you then
You always said we'd meet again, someday
I touch you once I touch you twice
I won't let go at any price
I need you now like I needed you then
You always said we'd meet again someday
If you leave
If you leave
Don't look back
Don't look back
Save an 18 year old from dying of entertainment-hunger! The brains of an astounding 2 million children are permanently damaged due to the lack of fun every year.
Putting up a few favourite songs- the lyrics are lovely, in their own way.
How to save a life- The Fray
Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
pray to God he hears you
And prey to god he hears you
And where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours, grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life (x2)
How to save a life
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life (x2)
***********************************************************************
If you leave - (OMD Covers) Nada Surf
If you leave, don't leave now
Please don't take my heart away
Promise me just one more night
Then we'll go our separate ways
We've always had time on our sides
Now it's fading fast
Every second every moment
We've gotta make it last
I touch you once I touch you twice
I won't let go at any price
I need you now like I needed you then
You always said we'd still be friends, someday
If you leave I won't cry
I won't waste a single day
But if you leave don't look back
I'll be running the other way
Seven years went under the bridge
Like time was standing still
Heaven knows what happens now
You've got to say you will
I touch you once I touch you twice
I won't let go at any price
I need you now like I needed you then
You always said we'd meet again, someday
I touch you once I touch you twice
I won't let go at any price
I need you now like I needed you then
You always said we'd meet again someday
If you leave
If you leave
Don't look back
Don't look back
Whose line is it anyway?
I thought I should pen down some of my favorite dialogues I heard people around me saying. I think they beat any big-shot novelist!
I've also tried to remember who said what, and in what situation. Some come just out of context, but I have a feeling they're worth it.
(More of an exchange, this one)
I've also tried to remember who said what, and in what situation. Some come just out of context, but I have a feeling they're worth it.
Give it time- Manasi to me, when I was in a heartache-cum-euphoria stage.
Arre intensity chaahiye yaar!- Aakash to a wild and frustrated Ankit, during our EC skit. It didn't make him one bit of difference that 6 other people were on the verge of breaking his empty skull.
Isn't it time you gave some respect to your feelings?- Pankti, when I refused to confess my affection to Perennial Smarty.
It's not you, it's me- Everyone I know, to everyone I know.
Being happy, by the way, is very different from being content. You, are content.- Perennial Smarty, on someday where I was all calm and smiling.
Tu hi meri sukh-dukh ki sathni hai.- Shriya to Manasi, when I said Collin's gonna be my carrom partner.
Gaandu saala- Johanna to Horzy, in an orkut conversation.
(More of an exchange, this one)
"Happy birthday"
"It's okay"- Myron's birthday, and his reply to Sonika.
The world is a big place. You will meet a lot of people. You will meet your soul-mate. You are not alone. Lekin pyaar mein mat padna, log deewaane ho jaate hai. Deewaane hue paagal. Salman Khan?- Mr. CP Sharma, our economics professor, during a lecture when we were talking about demand graphs. This was the maximum sense he ever made. He may die of excitement if he hears I've quoted him!
- Dilpreet, on the IIM or IIMnot day. What I didn't tell you, is that all the while I did have the pimples, I was sitting right in your house. Funny you didn't notice then!I was probably the Pimple Queen of my school!
Tujhe kabhi pimples ka problem nahi aaya hoga na?Kaafi clear skin hai. Sahi hai yaar
Ab toh hass saale- Yash, a TY to Vishal, an SY- during the GBM after SNIFF's first day.
Main nirdosh hoon- Ankit, when Maryam and me trapped him between us on the bench because we thought he was very cute.
Whooopeee New Year!!
Got the idea from Chris' blog. Thanks again.:)
Resolutions are a part of New Year celebrations- you have them once in a high state, and then move on like nothing happened.
This time, I'm gonna stick to mine, if not for determination's sake, then for the sake of getting a boyfriend! Of my choice!!
1. Lose 5 kilos a month, that should get me to human dimensions by my birthday. So that also means:
a. No chocolate (done).
b. No cheese.
c. No baahar ka khaana
d. Gym.
e. Running.
2. Get a boyfriend by July!...enough time to lose weight, start learning to drive, flirt (which I am as good as an antelope with humans). I'm 18, damn you! My mum had probably already decided to get married at this age!
3. Get my driver's license. Which will be done tomorrow. Promise.
4. Get my passport done. Which will also be done by the 5th. A birthday gift to my aunt who has been nagging me, and is even ready to bribe people so that I get my work done hassle-free!
5. Publish at least 2 more articles in newspapers. So that'd mean internship. That'd be a tough one, with publishers having stopped recruitment. I'll let you know when the stuff's published.
6. Grow my hair back. No hair cut. Let it grow junglee till December.
7. Stand first in class. Ankit, you watch out. My projects are going to be something people love watching.
8. Be popular in at least one city college, as an essay writer who doesn't let anyone else win. Big bad girl. Grrrr...
9. Finish reading Word Power. I was supposed to do that long back, but it's better late than never. This should actually be slotted into quarterly goals.
10. Save cash. For buying more Colaba stuff. And movies.
11. Movies only on Tuesdays, unless someone's treating me.
12. No ragging Aakash- I started that today. He stared at me like I was giving away my house to an Orissa victim. The class said, for once in unison, "Yeah right".
13. Not attack people when it comes to arguments, give them breathing space.
14. Paint my wall.
Resolutions are a part of New Year celebrations- you have them once in a high state, and then move on like nothing happened.
This time, I'm gonna stick to mine, if not for determination's sake, then for the sake of getting a boyfriend! Of my choice!!
1. Lose 5 kilos a month, that should get me to human dimensions by my birthday. So that also means:
a. No chocolate (done).
b. No cheese.
c. No baahar ka khaana
d. Gym.
e. Running.
2. Get a boyfriend by July!...enough time to lose weight, start learning to drive, flirt (which I am as good as an antelope with humans). I'm 18, damn you! My mum had probably already decided to get married at this age!
3. Get my driver's license. Which will be done tomorrow. Promise.
4. Get my passport done. Which will also be done by the 5th. A birthday gift to my aunt who has been nagging me, and is even ready to bribe people so that I get my work done hassle-free!
5. Publish at least 2 more articles in newspapers. So that'd mean internship. That'd be a tough one, with publishers having stopped recruitment. I'll let you know when the stuff's published.
6. Grow my hair back. No hair cut. Let it grow junglee till December.
7. Stand first in class. Ankit, you watch out. My projects are going to be something people love watching.
8. Be popular in at least one city college, as an essay writer who doesn't let anyone else win. Big bad girl. Grrrr...
9. Finish reading Word Power. I was supposed to do that long back, but it's better late than never. This should actually be slotted into quarterly goals.
10. Save cash. For buying more Colaba stuff. And movies.
11. Movies only on Tuesdays, unless someone's treating me.
12. No ragging Aakash- I started that today. He stared at me like I was giving away my house to an Orissa victim. The class said, for once in unison, "Yeah right".
13. Not attack people when it comes to arguments, give them breathing space.
14. Paint my wall.
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